U.S. 36 closed at Sheridan for bridge work overnight Monday and Tuesday

Broomfield Enterprise

Posted:
05/14/2014 12:02:56 PM MDT

Updated:
05/14/2014 12:50:34 PM MDT

U.S. 36 will be closed under the Sheridan Boulevard bridge overnight on Monday and Tuesday.

The first closure, from 10 p.m. Monday to 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, is needed so crews can pour the new Sheridan bridge deck and the bikeway and utility bridge, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

The highway will be closed for about a quarter of a mile on each side of the Sheridan Boulevard bridge, and traffic will be detoured at the exit ramps and routed immediately back onto U.S. 36 via the on-ramps, according to CDOT.

On Tuesday night, U.S. 36 will be closed starting at 10 p.m. between Interlocken Loop and McCaslin Boulevard. There will be a separate eastbound detour route and westbound detour route to direct traffic around and back onto the highway.

U.S. 36 should reopen by 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

“There are detour routes in place to direct motorists around the construction work on both evenings,” CDOT Project Director Mark Gosselin said in a news release. “We are hoping to minimize the impact to the traveling public, while making sure that they remain safe.”

Construction is part of the U.S. 36 Express Lanes Project. For more information about the detour or other detours and delays tied to the U.S. 36 Express Lanes project, visit us36expresslanes.com.